Death by Force

Kiley D Murray

Male, age 38 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 13, 2010 · 16 years ago

Kiley D. Murray, age 38, was shot and killed on December 13, 2010, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the Roseland neighborhood on the Far South Side of the city. Reports indicate that Murray was walking near his residence when a white vehicle…

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Tavares Miller

Male, age 21 · Sarasota, Florida

Killed Dec 13, 2010 · 16 years ago

Tavares L. Miller, a 21-year-old resident of Sarasota, Florida, tragically lost his life on December 13, 2010. The circumstances surrounding his death were deeply troubling and have left a lasting impact on the community. According to reports, Tavares was…

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Bobby Chattic

Male, age 48 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Dec 13, 2009 · 17 years ago

Bobby Chattic, a 48-year-old resident of Jacksonville, Florida, was murdered on December 12, 2009. Chattic was in his apartment in the San Marco area preparing dinner when he heard a knock on the door. Moments later, neighbors reported hearing a commotion and…

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Edison Castillo

Male, age 36 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 13, 2009 · 17 years ago

Edison Castillo, aged 36, was shot and killed on December 13, 2009, in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago. The incident took place in a garage, highlighting the often unpredictable and sudden nature of gun violence in Chicago's neighborhoods at the…

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Fernando Rodiguez

Male, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 13, 2009 · 17 years ago

Fernando Rodriguez, a 22-year-old man, was shot and killed on December 13, 2009, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident was part of a challenging year for Chicago, with many neighborhoods suffering from increased levels of violence. Rodriguez's death occurred in…

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Adam M Crouch

Male, age 21 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Dec 13, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the crisp air of a December morning in Indianapolis, a somber discovery was made in the Fountain Square neighborhood. On Sunday, December 13, 2009, the body of 21-year-old Adam M. Crouch, a Caucasian male, was found by a neighbor in an alley in the 1800…

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Kymean Boone

Male, age 20 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 13, 2009 · 17 years ago

Kymean Boone, a 20-year-old Black male from Philadelphia, was shot in the early morning hours of Saturday, December 12, 2009, in the city where he lived. Police were called to the 4200 block of Otter Street at about 2:31 a.m., and when officers arrived they…

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Stephan ONeil Osborne

Male, age 28 · Fort-washington, Maryland

Killed Dec 13, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the quiet community of Fort Washington, Maryland, the life of 28-year-old Stephan ONeil Osborne was tragically cut short on Sunday, December 13, 2009. His death, caused by gun violence, sent ripples of grief through his family and friends. Remembered as a…

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Quindell Woods

Male, age 24 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Dec 13, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the early morning hours of Sunday, December 13, 2009, the life of 24-year-old Quindell Woods was tragically cut short in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was discovered inside his girlfriend's car, having been fatally shot. The promising young man, who had…

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Dennis Darrell Cagle

Male, age 56 · Henderson, Tennessee

Killed Dec 13, 2009 · 17 years ago

On a December evening in Henderson, Tennessee, a veteran law enforcement officer's life was tragically cut short in the line of duty. Captain Dennis Darrell Cagle, a 56-year-old male, passed away on December 13, 2009, after sustaining a fatal gunshot wound.…

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Kenneth Jones

Male, age 49 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 13, 2008 · 18 years ago

On the evening of November 19, 2020, a 35-year-old Black male named Kenneth Jones was killed during a police encounter that began as a traffic stop near 27th and Harrison Streets in Omaha, Nebraska, rather than St. Louis. Officers from the Omaha Police…

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George Hardy

Male, age 19 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Dec 13, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a winter evening in Buffalo, New York, a senseless act of violence claimed the life of George Hardy, a 19-year-old African American male. On Thursday, December 13, 2007, Hardy was inside a vehicle parked on Rogers Avenue, in the vicinity of Genesee Street…

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Stanley Wilson

Male, age 21 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 13, 2007 · 19 years ago

Stanley Wilson, a 21-year-old Black male from Philadelphia, was found dead in North Philadelphia after what police described as an execution-style shooting. The incident unfolded around midnight on Wednesday, December 13, 2017, near American and Westmoreland…

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Kevin Harris

Male, age 25 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 13, 2007 · 19 years ago

Kevin Harris, a 25-year-old man from Chester, Pennsylvania, was killed by gun violence on December 13, 2007, a loss that appears in the surviving online record more as a quiet wound than a fully told public story. The basic facts are consistent across the…

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Lakesha Parker

Female · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 13, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the early morning hours of Tuesday, December 13, 2005, a tragic event unfolded on the grounds of JC Nalle Elementary School in Washington, D.C. At approximately 7:06 a.m., a female by the name of Lakesha Parker was discovered on the school's playground…

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Emuel Ramos

Male, age 48 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Dec 13, 2003 · 23 years ago

On December 13, 2003, Emmanuel Antonio Ramos, a 48-year-old taxi driver, was found dead inside his vehicle in the parking lot of the Joy Lucky Chinese Restaurant on Central Avenue in Charlotte, North Carolina. At approximately 8:43 a.m., officers responding…

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Thomas Roberts

Male, age 43 · Mishawaka, Indiana

Killed Dec 13, 2003 · 23 years ago

On the night of December 13, 2003, a violent sequence of events unfolded in Mishawaka, Indiana, resulting in a tragedy for the local law enforcement community. Corporal Thomas Roberts, a 43-year-old male veteran of the force, was on duty when a call came in…

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Bryan Scott Verkler

Male, age 27 · Mishawaka, Indiana

Killed Dec 13, 2003 · 23 years ago

In the early morning hours of Saturday, December 13, 2003, a call regarding shots being fired on Battell Street in Mishawaka, Indiana, set in motion a tragic chain of events. Twenty-seven-year-old Patrolman Bryan Scott Verkler, a male officer with the…

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Sung Mo Ong

Male, age 45 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Dec 13, 2000 · 26 years ago

Sung Mo Ong was 45 years old when he died on Wednesday, December 13, 2000. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a Los Angeles Police…

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Ruth Carter

Female · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Dec 13, 1999 · 27 years ago

Ruth Carter, known as "Miss Ruthy," was murdered on December 13, 1999, at her home located at 114 Ridge Avenue in Dayton, Ohio. She was 50 years old at the time of her death. The initial investigation revealed that Carter was found inside her residence, and…

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Saud Vincent Hollier

Male · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 13, 1998 · 28 years ago

Saud Vincent Hollier's death on December 13, 1998, in Los Angeles, California, remains a significant case in the city's history. Hollier was found deceased under suspicious circumstances, leading to an extensive investigation by local authorities. The initial…

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Rachael Cruise

Female, age 32 · Pittsburg, California

Killed Dec 13, 1998 · 28 years ago

On December 13, 1998, 32-year-old female victim Rachael Cruise was last seen alive in Pittsburg, California. Two days later, her body was discovered in a ditch off California Avenue, an isolated industrial area. According to reports, the victim, a white…

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Jerrell Jenkins

Male, age 36 · Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Killed Dec 13, 1998 · 28 years ago

In a tragic turn of events that would remain a mystery for years, 36-year-old Jerrell Jenkins of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, lost his life on December 13, 1998. On that day, his body was discovered in a ditch by a child on their way to school. The cause of his…

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Lorraine McNab

Female, age 47 · Pincher Creek, Alberta

Killed Dec 13, 1997 · 29 years ago

Lorraine McNab, a 47-year-old woman and kindergarten teacher at Canyon School in Pincher Creek, was killed on the night of December 13, 1997, in a carefully executed double homicide that has remained unsolved for decades. McNab was the mother of two teenagers…

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Peter Sopow

Male, age 52 · Pincher Creek, Alberta

Killed Dec 13, 1997 · 29 years ago

Peter Sopow, a 52-year-old man, was a veteran Royal Canadian Mounted Police sergeant and the commander of the Fort Macleod detachment when he was killed near Pincher Creek, Alberta, on December 13, 1997. He had served with the RCMP for approximately 32 years…

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Sharalyn Murphy

Female, age 24 · Vallecito, California

Found Dec 13, 1994 · 32 years ago

On December 13, 1994, the dismembered remains of Sharalyn Murphy, a 24-year-old woman originally from Washington, were found near Vallecito, California, in a highly remote and grisly scene. Her body was discovered in multiple locations—her headless and naked…

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Scott Anthony Flahive

Male, age 28 · Grand-haven, Michigan

Killed Dec 13, 1994 · 32 years ago

In the quiet community of Grand Haven, Michigan, the life of 28-year-old Scott Anthony Flahive, a dedicated White male police officer, was tragically cut short on the night of December 13, 1994. A four-year veteran of the Grand Haven Department of Public…

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Senior Thomas Dale Bond

Male, age 45 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Dec 13, 1994 · 32 years ago

Senior Corporal Thomas Dale Bond, aged 45, was a dedicated officer with the Dallas Police Department. On December 13, 1994, while serving a burglary warrant at a home in the 2700 block of Canary Drive, he was tragically shot and killed. Bond and his partner…

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Brandon Widener

Male, age 16 · Chino Hills, California

Killed Dec 13, 1992 · 34 years ago

On the evening of December 13, 1992, 16-year-old Brandon Widener was shot and killed while driving his white Chevy El Camino through a K-Mart parking lot in Chino Hills, California. The shooting occurred around 7:00 PM. According to reports, Widener was shot…

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Craig Owen Calloway

Male, age 27 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 13, 1990 · 36 years ago

Craig Owen Calloway, a 27-year-old Black male from Columbus, Ohio, tragically died on February 13, 1990, from a gunshot wound. The incident was classified as a homicide by the Columbus Police Department. Despite extensive investigations, the case remains…

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Mary Lou Pratt

Female, age 33 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Dec 13, 1990 · 36 years ago

Mary Lou Pratt, a 33-year-old woman from Dallas, Texas, was tragically murdered on December 13, 1990. Her death was part of a series of murders that terrorized the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Pratt, who was…

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Mary Pratt

Female, age 33 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Dec 13, 1990 · 36 years ago

Mary Pratt, a 33-year-old white female, was found dead on December 13, 1990. Her body was discovered in Dallas, Texas, and the cause of death was determined to be a gunshot wound. The investigation revealed that her eyes had been surgically removed, a…

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Tina Leal

Female, age 23 · Riverside County, California

Killed Dec 13, 1989 · 37 years ago

Christina “Tina” Leal, a 23-year-old Hispanic woman, was tragically murdered in Riverside County, California, on December 13, 1989. Her death was part of a chilling series of homicides attributed to William Lester Suff, a convicted serial killer known as the…

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Dee Wach Kay Wach

Female, age 19 · Salt Lake City, Utah

Killed Dec 13, 1988 · 38 years ago

On a cold Tuesday night in Kearns, Utah, Dee Dee Kaye Wach pulled up to her parents' house on Thunderbird Way after her evening shift and stepped from her car toward the curb. She was a 19-year-old White woman. Within moments, a shotgun blast struck her in…

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Lawrence Rudy Cadena Sr.

Male, age 43 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Dec 13, 1988 · 38 years ago

Corporal Lawrence Rudy Cadena Sr., aged 43, was a dedicated officer with the Dallas Police Department, having served for 17 years. On December 13, 1988, he was tragically shot and killed during an undercover narcotics investigation near the intersection of…

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Ruth Stires

Female, age 68 · Whitehall, Ohio

Killed Dec 13, 1987 · 39 years ago

On December 13, 1987, Ruth Ann Stires, aged 67, was murdered in Whitehall, Ohio, where she worked as a manager at the Alamo Motel located at 3855 East Main Street. In the early hours of the morning, Ruth left the motel office to turn off the lights in a…

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Sean Dale Cavaness

Male, age 22 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 13, 1984 · 42 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 13, 1984, the body of a young man was discovered by a farmer in a remote, frozen field near the abandoned community of Times Beach in Saint Louis County, Missouri. The victim, identified as 22-year-old Sean Dale…

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Wildlife Margaret E. Peggy

Female, age 26 · Tallahassee, Florida

Killed Dec 13, 1984 · 42 years ago

Wildlife Officer Margaret E. "Peggy" Park, a 26-year-old white female, was tragically killed on December 13, 1984, while on duty in Pinellas County, Florida. Officer Park, who had been serving with the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission for three…

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Phillip Miller

Male, age 27 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Dec 13, 1983 · 43 years ago

In the late hours of a December night in 1983, a call came through dispatch for an intrusion alarm at Westport High School in Kansas City, Missouri. Among the officers responding was 27-year-old Patrolman Phillip Allen Miller. Arriving at the scene just…

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Steven Dale

Male, age 29 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 13, 1980 · 46 years ago

Steven Dale was a 29-year-old male from Chester, Pennsylvania, whose life ended on December 13, 1980. Online memorial records identify him as having been lost to gun violence in Chester that day, placing his death within the long and painful history of…

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Laura J. Linehan

Female, age 29 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Dec 13, 1979 · 47 years ago

In the winter of 1979, in Omaha, Nebraska, a 29-year-old Caucasian woman named Laura J. Linehan was living a life that was by all accounts ordinary. She worked in the cafeteria at Omaha North High School and was raising her children in their home on Larimore…

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David Ward Mack

Male, age 43 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Dec 13, 1979 · 47 years ago

In the winter of 1979, the life of a dedicated Minneapolis police sergeant was irrevocably altered by a burst of gunfire that would ultimately prove fatal, though his death would not come for another seven years. On December 13, 1979, Sergeant David Ward…

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Michael Lee Lane

Male, age 31 · Whittier, California

Killed Dec 13, 1979 · 47 years ago

Detective Michael Lee Lane, aged 31, tragically lost his life on December 13, 1979, in Whittier, California. Detective Lane was engaged in an undercover operation at a cocktail lounge located at 12808 Whittier Boulevard. He was investigating a motorcycle…

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Kevin Carroll

Male, age 18 · Trenton, New Jersey

Killed Dec 13, 1978 · 48 years ago

For decades, he was a nameless victim, a young man whose life was cut short and whose identity was lost to time. It was not until 44 years later that the world would learn the name of Kevin Alvin Jude Carroll, an 18-year-old male who was discovered deceased…

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Kevin Alvin Jude Carroll

Male, age 18 · Ridley-township, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 13, 1978 · 48 years ago

For more than four decades, the identity of a young man found deceased in Ridley Township, Pennsylvania, remained a mystery. On December 13, 1978, the body of 18-year-old Kevin Alvin Jude Carroll, a male, was discovered in Crum Creek. He had been shot…

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Kimberley Martin

Female, age 17 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Dec 13, 1977 · 49 years ago

Kimberley Martin, a 17-year-old Caucasian female, tragically lost her life on December 13, 1977. Kimberley was the 11th victim of the notorious serial killers known as the Hillside Stranglers. She was working as a prostitute for an outcall service when she…

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Cheryl Young

Female, age 21 · Ogallah, Kansas

Killed Dec 13, 1974 · 52 years ago

In the winter of 1974, a sense of unease settled over parts of western Kansas. Cheryl Young, a 21-year-old Caucasian woman, her young son Guy, and her friend Dianne Lynn Lovett had vanished. The last trace of the trio was their abandoned car, discovered in…

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Guy Young

Male, age 3 · Ogallah, Kansas

Killed Dec 13, 1974 · 52 years ago

Guy William Young, age 3, a white male, died on December 13, 1974, near Ogallah, Kansas. He was riding west along Interstate 70 in a red Toyota with his mother, Cheryl Young, and her friend, Diane Lovette, when the car drew the attention of 24-year-old…

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